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===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
−====Insect pests====
+* [[Corn earworm]] (''Helicoverpa zea'')
+* [[Fall armyworm]] (''Spodoptera frugiperda'')
+* [[Common armyworm]] (''Pseudaletia unipuncta'')
+* [[Stalk borer]] (''Papaipema nebris'')
+* [[Corn leaf aphid]] (''Rhopalosiphum maidis'')
+* [[European corn borer]] (''Ostrinia nubilalis'') (ECB)
+* [[Corn silkfly]] (''Euxesta stigmatis'')
+* [[Lesser cornstalk borer]] (''Elasmopalpus lignosellus'')
+* [[Corn delphacid]] (''Peregrinus maidis'')
+* [[Western corn rootworm]] (''Diabrotica virgifera virgifera'' LeConte)
+The susceptibility of maize to the European corn borer, and the resulting large crop losses, led to the development of [[transgenic plants|transgenic]] expressing the ''[[Bacillus thuringiensis]]'' toxin. "Bt corn" is widely grown in the [[United States]] and has been approved for release in [[Europe]].
+====Diseases====
+[[List of maize diseases]]
+* [[Corn smut]] or common smut (''Ustilago maydis''): a fungal disease, known in [[Mexico]] as ''huitlacoche'', which is prized by some as a gourmet delicacy in itself.
+* [[Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus]]
+* [[Stewart's Wilt]] (''Pantoea stewartii'')
+* [[Common Rust]] (''Puccinia sorghi'')
+* [[Goss's Wilt]] (''Clavibacter michiganese'')
+* [[Grey Leaf Spot]]
+* [[Mal de Río Cuarto Virus]] (MRCV)
+* [[Stalk and Kernal Rot]]
==Species==
==Species==